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<h3 class="section">6.34 Specifying Attributes of Variables</h3>
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<p>The keyword <code>__attribute__</code> allows you to specify special properties
of variables, function parameters, or structure, union, and, in C++, class
members.  This <code>__attribute__</code> keyword is followed by an attribute
specification enclosed in double parentheses.  Some attributes are currently
defined generically for variables.  Other attributes are defined for
variables on particular target systems.  Other attributes are available
for functions (see <a href="Function-Attributes.html#Function-Attributes">Function Attributes</a>), labels (see <a href="Label-Attributes.html#Label-Attributes">Label Attributes</a>),
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="AVR-Variable-Attributes.html#AVR-Variable-Attributes" accesskey="3">AVR Variable Attributes</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="Blackfin-Variable-Attributes.html#Blackfin-Variable-Attributes" accesskey="4">Blackfin Variable Attributes</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="LoongArch-Variable-Attributes.html#LoongArch-Variable-Attributes" accesskey="7">LoongArch Variable Attributes</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="Nvidia-PTX-Variable-Attributes.html#Nvidia-PTX-Variable-Attributes">Nvidia PTX Variable Attributes</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="RL78-Variable-Attributes.html#RL78-Variable-Attributes">RL78 Variable Attributes</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="V850-Variable-Attributes.html#V850-Variable-Attributes">V850 Variable Attributes</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="x86-Variable-Attributes.html#x86-Variable-Attributes">x86 Variable Attributes</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
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